"twinner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: twinners [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ) Etymology: twin + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|twin|er}} twin + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} twinner (plural twinners)
  1. One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins.
    Sense id: en-twinner-en-noun-fHi~aRHQ
  2. One who visits or interacts with a sister city of their own city.
    Sense id: en-twinner-en-noun-ZOQ2RvAG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 61 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 27 62 10
  3. (fiction, uncommon) One who is identical, is similar, or is a counterpart, to another person. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-twinner-en-noun-iu1NqIKM Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: doppelganger, evil twin

Inflected forms

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